OS/X GUI applications

[Philip Race]

PS actually java launcher code still reads -Dapple.awt.application.name

-phil.

On 1/3/23 11:10 AM, Philip Race wrote:
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>
> On 12/28/22 7:11 AM, Michael Hall wrote:
>> I was wondering for some reason what version of the Scene Builder 
>> application I had. There was no application “About” menu item.
>> I noticed one of my own applications did have this but I didn’t 
>> remember how.
>> I finally noticed on my jpackage options I was still using…
>>
>> -Dcom.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name=HalfPipe
>>
>> Which I assume is enabling the feature.
>
> I don't think so. I'd be surprised if anything later than Apple's JDK 
> 6 recognised that.
>
> There's a property -Xdock:name
> which sets the Application Name and jpackage sets that I think.
> its handled in launcher code and passed to AWT code via an 
> *implementation private* env. variable.
> You can similarly use -Xdock:icon to set the dock icon.
>
> If you specify your own About Handler using the Desktop API then I 
> think (expect) these aren't used/needed
>
>
>
>>
>> I also include…
>>
>> -Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true -Dapple.awt.application.name=HalfPipe
>>
>> I am aware the jdk has replaced or eliminated some of this but I 
>> didn’t think still including them would cause any problems and more 
>> or less forgot they were there.
>>
>> Is it the intention to continue supporting any of these old Apple 
>> properties? Or are they planned to all be eliminated?
>
> I don't know for sure without a really thorough grep but I suspect the 
> latter is history.
> The screen bar one persists (unfortunately) because it is so tied into 
> Aqua (the only L&F
> that supports it) that it wasn't something that fitted into the AWT 
> Desktop class.
> It'll be hard to get rid of, but that isn't the same a promise it'll 
> stay since its clearly not ideal.
>>
>> I verified java.awt.Desktop does include…
>>
>> void    setAboutHandler​(AboutHandler aboutHandler)
>>
>> Which I would assume is the cross platform preferred and supported 
>> way of doing this. Although a bit more work to provide your own window.
>
> Yes, but you can do more with it then.
>>
>> If java.awt,Desktop is still the preferred support encapsulating this 
>> platform specific functionality will javaFX at some point provide 
>> similar?
>
> Providing an  FX equivalent of java.awt.Desktop is on the to-do list.
>> This is possibly not the correct list for this. I suppose I should 
>> raise the question on the javaFX list as well as that it would be 
>> nice if SceneBuilder did have an ‘about’ menu item to check the 
>> version you have installed.
>
> For FX apps .. you really should be asking on the FX list.
> Most of the above - actually I suspect ALL of it is not relevant to FX.
>
> -phil.
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